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The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Apr. 7, 2012 11:47 am5027d ago
We’re a very busy family with four children. Spread out over three schools, we sometimes race to keep up with …
The Gazette Opinion Staff Letters to the Editor Apr. 7, 2012 11:45 am5027d ago
As I lifelong practicing Catholic, I am astounded by Iowa Catholic Bishops’ opposition to insurance coverage for FDA-approved contraception. While …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 7, 2012 11:44 am5027d ago
President Obama and his minions are hard at work gnawing away at the fabric of our society. They undermine daily …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 7, 2012 11:43 am5027d ago
By placing Polk Elementary School kids in other schools, the kids could be forced into classrooms with at least 30 …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 7, 2012 11:40 am5027d ago
I read your March 11 article about the Decorah eagles. I didn’t notice any mention of the food they eat. …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 7, 2012 11:39 am5027d ago
It’s clear Assad has no intention in stopping the killing in Syria until all protesters and their children are dead. …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 7, 2012 11:38 am5027d ago
Europe bans “pink slime.” The media should find out why and report that instead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 7, 2012 11:37 am5027d ago
A culture of death? Do we doubt it? And is it any wonder? Look at the voices backing it up. …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 7, 2012 11:36 am5027d ago
I was encouraged by a March 23 Gazette article about a movement in the pork industry to treat hogs more …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 7, 2012 11:35 am5027d ago
I don’t understand some people’s thinking. I’m of Czech heritage and very proud of it and also proud of our …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 6, 2012 11:34 am5028d ago
So, Gov. Terry Branstad and others are waging their own campaign to convince us that the media and non-meat-eating extremists …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 6, 2012 11:33 am5028d ago
I have a Down syndrome sister, age 49, who was moved from a productive workshop at Options in Linn County …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 6, 2012 11:32 am5028d ago
It is too bad we are trapped in a “one newspaper” town and have to continually put up with The …
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Letters to the Editor Apr. 6, 2012 11:32 am5028d ago
I’ve lived next to Polk Elementary School for 30 years. I watched in horror as the school board closed this …
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